Question of the Month Question of the Month: Who's Your Favorite Independent Guitar Builder? Premier Guitar Staff Mar 03, 2026
State of the Stomp State of the Stomp: It’s Not the Pedal—It’s Your Pickup Putro Sehat Keket Soldir Mar 01, 2026
Reader Guitar of the Month A Discounted, Humbucker-Equipped Harley Benton S-style Drips With Vintage Cool Premier Guitar Staff Feb 26, 2026
Photo by Eric Lee Question & Obsession Question of the Month: The Most Wanted Albums of 2026 Premier Guitar Staff Feb 19, 2026
State of the Stomp State of the Stomp: Find Your Pedal Knob’s “Sweep” Spot Why great pedal controls live between 3 and 8—and what happens when knobs do too much or require extreme settings to sound right. Alex Guaraldi Feb 08, 2026
Acoustic Soundboard The Ethics and Practice of Revoicing Flat-Top Guitars The golden rule of restoration is to leave no trace, but are there exceptions? Bryan Galloup Feb 02, 2026
Pro-Advice On the Bench: A Vintage Watkins Dominator A British workhorse with tons of style. Colleen Fazio Feb 01, 2026
Recording Dojo Recording Dojo: Why Great Amp Modeling Is About Time, Not Tone Great amp modeling isn't just about replicating tone—it's about tracking complex changes over time. Bryan Pezzone explains why the best digital amps capture how real amplifiers respond moment to moment. Bryan Clark Jan 29, 2026
Reader Guitar of the Month Reader Guitar of the Month: A ’60s Hopf Telstar-Turned-Schwartocaster A young glam fan’s first electric evolves into a streamlined incarnation of itself after years of idleness. Premier Guitar Staff Jan 27, 2026
Vintage Vault A Mint-Condition 1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior Sees the Light of Day In their first column, Sarah Rose Jones and Lloyd Nicely of Mom and Dad’s Music in Clarksville, Tennessee, uncover an untouched family heirloom. Sarah Rose Jones Lloyd Nicely Jan 27, 2026
Last Call Last Call: Creativity Is Gardening, Not Architecture Breaking out of creative ruts—on the fretboard and in life—through curiosity, constraints, and consistent practice. John Bohlinger Jan 25, 2026
Wizard of Odd Wizard of Odd: An Ode to Hot Rods and Seymour Duncan Gold-foil pickups and a modded Strat inspired this tribute to the legendary pickup maker. Frank Meyers Jan 21, 2026
Esoterica Electrica Esoterica Electrica: On Our Way to the Top Reflections on where we’re all headed with our music. Jol Dantzig Jan 20, 2026
Esoterica Electrica Esoterica Electrica: Will AI Make Guitarists Irrelevant? Or will it make music so easy to create, nobody cares anyway? Jol Dantzig Jan 11, 2026
